LOS ANGELES — A scene in TV's "Desperate Housewives" that used Philippine medical education for a punchline prompted angry calls from viewers, an online petition demanding an apology and criticism ...

MANILA, Philippines — Women’s rights groups assailed President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines on Friday, after he made a crass joke suggesting that rape was inevitable as long as there ...

A leading Philippine newspaper made a public apology Thursday over a homosexual joke in a popular comic strip that angered some conservatives in the mainly Catholic country. June 06, 2013 Follow ...

MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine senator challenged President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday to take a drug test after he joked about using marijuana during a regional summit in Singapore.

Catholic and Muslim groups called out sexist and racist jokes by candidates in the Philippines’ May 12 elections, as the country’s poll body threatened to sue violators of its anti ...

Associated PressMANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Actor Alec Baldwin's joke about getting a Filipino mail-order bride provoked a sharp response in the Philippines, with one senator saying Monday that ...

Palace Press Officer Claire Castro on Aug. 12, 2025 defends comedian Vice Ganda after drawing flak from supporters of former ...

AS a professor of praxis at the Ateneo School of Government, one of the things I value most is engaging with military officers and medical doctors working in government. I have deep admiration for ...

Billed as a “love letter to the Filipino-American community,” “Easter Sunday” certainly earns its bona fides for elevating a historically underrepresented community to the big screen.

Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Nicolas Torre III said he is not bitter about the decision to relieve him ...